Capitalism Is Why COVID-19 Cannot Be Beaten

So with everyone in America taking every known position on COVID, I decided to read what WSWS had to say. Granted, it's something that would certainly tick off both the American Right and the American Left, but this part has me thinking about what the common link should be:

Mass vaccination is only one component of what must be a global effort to eradicate the virus, through masking, social distancing, mass testing and the shutdown of nonessential production until the entire population of the world has been made safe. Such an effort, to be paid for by the trillions accumulated by the super-rich, requires the political intervention of the working class against the policies of the capitalist ruling elite, which at every point prioritizes profits over human life and the interests of rival nation-states over the collective needs of humanity.

In other words, the desire to "get back to normal" by opening everything up instead of the bare necessities contributed to the spreading and spikes of cases. Americans simply weren't going to stand by while some people got to go back to work (i.e., earn money to pay bills and have some semblance of a life) while others couldn't, and the government had zero intentions on compensating the latter until conditions improved. 

So by throwing the entire country to the wolves for the sake of profits, mandates and masks are what people are protesting about instead of universal health care. 

Sadly, once the government throws their hands up and says, "Fine! Jab if you want, we don't care!" (they are close to doing this) the companies behind the vaccines will jack up prices. Those with means (who haven't been jabbed) will still be able to afford a shot, while the poor and working class will have to rely on their own individual immune systems, much like the 99% of Africa.